Ubaldo Jimenez, the Rockies' rookie pitcher from the Dominican Republic, took his father to Breckenridge on Thursday to show him snow for the first time.

It turns out Jimenez, who will start Thursday's Game 2 of the World Series at Boston, didn't need to go to the mountains to show his dad the white stuff.

Sunday's snowstorm kept the Rockies inside - save for a belly slide through the snow by reliever Brian Fuentes - putting a crimp in their World Series preparations.

But manager Clint Hurdle said the Rockies got plenty accomplished over the weekend. Saturday, the club played a 10-inning intrasquad scrimmage. Sunday, hitters and pitchers worked out inside the bowels of Coors Field.

Batters took their cuts in indoor cages and pitchers split up and threw off the indoor mounds next to the home and visitors' batting cages.

"We had Plan B in case we couldn't get on the field, and we couldn't get on the field, so we were able to be very case-specific," Hurdle said, noting some pitchers worked on specific pitches and some batters tried to work out hitches in their swings.

"We did a lot of good stretching and all the pitchers got in some bullpen work," reliever LaTroy Hawkins. "And the guys were turning purple with all the swings they were taking in the cages."

Hurdle said Saturday's 10-inning game was beneficial because it kept the players on their toes. But Todd Helton, a 10-year veteran, said the practice game didn't help him much - even though he went 5-for-6.

"A simulated game's not going to do anything for me. It's for the pitchers," said Helton, who is hitting .185 in his first trip to the playoffs.

Roster talk. Hurdle said the Rockies' 25-man roster for the World Series has not been set, though the club's brass discussed the topic extensively Friday and Sunday. The roster doesn't have to be finalized until Wednesday morning.

The biggest decision facing Hurdle is whether to add opening-day starter Aaron Cook to the roster. Cook has not pitched since Aug. 10 because of an oblique strain, but repeatedly has said he is healthy and eager to pitch. While Hurdle would not reveal much about upcoming player moves, he did say there is a chance rookie left-handed starter Franklin Morales could be used out of the bullpen if Cook is added to the roster.

Hurdle did officially announce that left-hander Jeff Francis will pitch Game 1 for the Rockies, followed by Jimenez in Game 2. Josh Fogg likely would be the starter in Game 3 or Game 4, leaving the other start to Cook or Morales.

While it's unclear who will be on the roster, or who the Rockies will use as their designated hitter during games at the American League ballpark, it is clear Hurdle is dreading having to tell anyone they're not on the World Series roster.

"This is the one part of the job that I would classify as brutal," he said.

Purple pride. While fans and media continue to ponder how the eight- day layoff will affect the team in the World Series, Hurdle said he has enjoyed seeing Denver get turned on by the Rockies.

"I've never seen so much purple," he said. "I've never seen a tent set up on the side of the road with a line forming to get Rockies gear on Santa Fe (Drive). I've never seen that. I'm so happy we've been able to bring joy to so many people on so many levels and for so many different reasons."

Footnotes. According to the Weather Channel, the long-range forecast for Game 3 on Saturday night at Coors Field calls for mild temperatures and only a 20 percent chance of showers. The forecast for Game 4 and Game 5 in Denver is similar. ... The Rockies' magical run of 21 victories in their past 22 games earned them a story in the current issue of Time magazine. The story, headlined "Mile High Momentum," starts like this: "Over the past 14 years, the Colorado Rockies were so awful that they could have signed Denver Broncos legend John Elway to play left field and wouldn't have put any more fans in Coors Field's 50,000 seats. Or hurt the team's performance."

Lockheed says object part of 'sensor technology' testing that ended ThursdayWhat the heck is that thing? It's fair to assume that question was on the minds of many people who traveled along Colo. 128 south of Boulder this week if they happened to catch a glimpse of what appeared to be a large, silver projectile perched alongside the highway and pointed north toward town.

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